National Republican., 1887-09-02
CONTEST OVER REAL ESTATE.
Conveyance Asked to be Set Aside for
Alleged fraud.

Conveyance Asked to be Set Aside for
Alleged Fraud.
Two bills were filed In equity yesterday
by VIM. L. MclDtire against Edwin A. Nc
lntire and others through VIM. E. johnson,
solicitor. The first bill recltes that Henry
McIntire died leaving three children, certain
real estate, and personal property. The
defendant, brother Of the deceased, was
appointed guardian of the complainant and
the other infants, and as such got control of
the estate. The complainant became OF age
May IA, 1889, and on the next day tue
guardian made a statement OF his account
aud procured from the former his release.
lie now charges that In this statement the
guardian cheated him out of large sum
due him, and has taken proceedings to set
aside the settlement. The complainant says
that IN November, after the settlement, sup
posing there was still money due him from
L. A. Mclntire, he applied for funds aud
was informed there was nothing coming to
him, and II he wished to raise money
he would have to sell his interest
In the real estate, left from his fatner's
estate, which was represented of incon
siderable value, and offered to procure a
purchaser, to which the complainant as
heuted In December, 1882, he was In
formed by the defendant that he could
Obtain 1900 for the property. which 1t was
stated was its full value. The complain
ant knew nothing Of the character or siCua-
lion of the property, or that his father had
left any real estate other than that OF lot II,
square 49G, and accepting the defendants
state meut consented to sell his interest Tor
he sum named. He executed Il deed con-
veyipg, as he supposed, his interest In the
house and lot on 7 street south, not know
ing there WAS any other property, but uow
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division o! square 2I6, and part OF lots %,
30, 30, and 81, subdivision Of square 1926
TIE grantee named In the deed is Enmi
NaN Tor, OF Philadelphia, and the complain
ant charges this is Il ficticOus name, aud
hi, belief is that II is Emma Taylor Nc
lnlire, sister Of the defendant, aud that the
conveyance was made to her to cover the
fraud perpetrated upon the complain ,nt,
and for the parties Joint benefit, or else to
cover the purchase by T. A Mclntire.
The bill further sets out that the deceased
purchased the property more than ten
years ago for 81 51j, and that 1t has greatly
increased In val q since that time. lC Is
further shown that on May 81, 1888, Emma
Ia, lor conveyed the property TO Lettie f.
McIutiIe, wife of l.. A. McIntire, for the
alleged consideration OF 1895, which it is
charged was done in pursuance OF the
fraudulent design and agreement be-
tween the several defendants. On Feb. 25,
1885, the property, 1t is clsimea, was re
conveyed to Emma T. McIntire under her
correct name, and done to conceal the
frauds perpetrated. The complainant asks
that the deeds be declared null and void,
and the real estate reconveyed to him, The
second bill prays for a reopening of the
guardian accounts, canceing Of certain
charges alleged to be incorrect, and The
guardian compelled TO deliver to the com
plainant stocks, bonds, and other securities,
or II disposed Of to account for the pro-
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